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      • Brown wax home recording of player piano with roll of Maple leaf rag, hand-played by Scott Joplin, recorded in Derwood, Maryland, September 27, 1992

Brown wax home recording of player piano with roll of Maple leaf rag, hand-played by Scott Joplin, recorded in Derwood, Maryland, September 27, 1992

Cylinder13259

Composer:
Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917
Instrumentalist:
Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917
Variant Title:
Maple leaf rag
Place of Publication:
[United States],
Issued Date:
1992
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (David Giovannoni Collection, Set Number: 348-02).

Scott Joplin (hand-played piano roll).

Brown wax cylinder.

Inscription on slip: "Home made 920927 Brown Wax Cylinder Maple Leaf Rag, The / Joplin / Scott Joplin / DGio - from piano roll."

Announcement at beginning: "The Maple Leaf Rag, played by Scott Joplin"; at end: "Recorded in Derwood, Maryland, September twenty-seventh, nineteen ninety two."

Description:

Player piano, recorded by David Giovannoni.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 113.4 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Format:
Audio musical
Collection(s):
Cylinder Audio Archive
Library Location:
Department of Special Research Collections
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3gb23fd
Catalog System Number:
990041103680203776
Copyright Holder:
University of California (System). Regents
Restrictions:

MP3 files of the restored cylinders available for download are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. They are licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. Acknowledgments for reuse of the transfers should read "University of California, Santa Barbara Library." The original wav files (either unedited or restored) can be provided upon request for commercial or non-commercial use such as CD reissues, film/tv synchronization, use on websites or in exhibits. The University of California makes no claims or warranties as to the copyright status of the original recordings and charges a use fee for the use of the transfers. Please contact the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Research Collections for information on licensing cylinder transfers.